As part of a special weekend with the Holiday Half Marathon on November 17, Outloud! Productions will host a special Festival of Lights Family Fun Walk Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. For $15.00 per person (children under 3 are free), participants can enjoy the Festival of Lights experience, go ice skating, have their family photo taken with Santa, and receive a t-shirt commemorating the event. Anyone is welcome to participate For more information or volunteer opportunities, please visit http://halfmarathonmoodygardens.com/or contact Cathy Ferrara at cathyandkids3@hotmail.com. Outloud! has partnered with the Galveston YMCA to introduce the “Save Your Sneakers” program. Participants can donate gently used or new “sneakers” which then will be distributed to folks in need both in Galveston and surrounding areas.